Keisha was a simple seamstress in the soot-stained streets of Grafton until a chance encounter with Prince Cassian Villiers changed everything. When a calculated scandal shatters her reputation and leaves her with no home to return to, the Prince offers her a way out. But his protection is a gilded cage. Within the shadows of his grand estate, Keisha must learn the art of absolute obedience and the weight of royal command.